This standalone single, released in March 1984, was a massive hit that predated the soundtrack of the film of the same name.
- The song reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and has been certified platinum by the RIAA.
- The track was co-written by Kenny Loggins and Dean Pitchford, who would later win an Academy Award for Best Original Song.
- The single was rush-released to capitalize on the film's popularity, hitting stores two months before the *Footloose* soundtrack album was released.
Kenny Loggins is a California-raised singer-songwriter who first found fame in the 1970s as a key figure in the soft rock scene. By the mid-1980s, he had become one of Hollywood's most reliable hitmakers for film soundtracks.
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